Re: /var/run/utmp

To: Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu>
Cc: Debian Developers List <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: /var/run/utmp
From: Roland Rosenfeld <roland@spinnaker.rhein.de>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:21:19 +0100
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On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Branden Robinson wrote:

> Really, please put it back soon. It's time to migrate. It's *BAD* to
> have stuff sitting around setuid root just so it can muck with the
> utmp file.

Maybe a stupid question, but does utmpd also change the permissions
and ownership of /dev/tty*? Please note, that this is the second
reason, why some programs have to run SUID root.

Ciao

        Roland

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